diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/intellijDependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/intellijDependencies.kt
index 909f1227dbd..36efa7d1ab3 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/intellijDependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/intellijDependencies.kt
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ fun Project.runIdeTask(name: String, ideaPluginDir: File, ideaSandboxDir: File,
             jvmArgs("-Didea.ProcessCanceledException=disabled")
         }
 
+        project.findProperty("idea.args")?.let { arguments ->
+            jvmArgs(arguments.toString().split(" "))
+        }
+
         args()
 
         doFirst {